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Perdue arrested in Polk County, now in Marshall County Jail

Dewey Perdue was arrested Monday night in Polk County and is in the Marshall County Jail. Polk County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Lt. Mark Chance said Perdue wanted to turn himself in and was arrested without incident. He said a relative of Perdue’s called the county ...

A tale of two historic West Main Street homes

Two historic homes on West Main Street in Marshalltown within one-half block of each other took dramatic and divergent paths toward preservation and demolition over a period of years. The Historical Society of Marshall County (HSMC) began work in 2022 to place the Mowry-Irvine Mansion (MIM) ...

Second death linked to Legionnaires’ outbreak in Marshall County

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting a second death associated with the Legionella outbreak in Marshalltown. The individual, an elderly adult with multiple underlying health conditions, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 18. To date, there have been 71 cases of ...

Perdue arrested in Polk County, now in Marshall County Jail

Dewey Perdue was arrested last night in Polk County and is in the Marshall County Jail. According to a Marshalltown Police Department press release, he was arrested without incident. Perdue, 69, was at large and suspected in a Saturday shooting in which two people were shot. One of the ...

Warrants issued for man suspected in Saturday night shooting

Five active warrants have been issued for Dewey Perdue, an at-large man wanted in connection with a Saturday night shooting. He is considered armed and dangerous, and there has not been solid indication that Perdue has left Marshalltown. Perdue, 69, allegedly fled on foot from a residence on ...